by Carrie Jackiewicz, Special Services Coordinator When our alumni enter their neighborhood schools, they typically have a team of staff members who support them. The most important support person for …
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So often in movies and TV people with hearing loss experience tragedy due to their deafness. But people who know Child’s Voice, our students, and our families know that there are so many opportunities for joy and success in the worlds of people with hearing loss.
by Carrie Jackiewicz, Special Services Coordinator Learning in a large group is something that can be challenging for students with hearing loss. In Self-Advocacy class, our students spend several weeks …
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by Carrie Jackiewicz, Special Services Coordinator Communication Repair Strategies are one part of the curriculum we use to teach self-advocacy skills at Child’s Voice. These strategies are important for our …
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by Carrie Jackiewicz, Special Services Coordinator It’s back to school time and in many households (including mine), that means anxiety about the upcoming year. Students worry about so many different …
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by Carrie Jackiewicz, Special Services Coordinator When I am traveling around Chicagoland to visit our alumni at their neighborhood or private schools, I spend a lot of time in the …
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by Carrie Jackiewicz, Special Services Coordinator Last month, I shared self-advocacy skills results for students in our School Program. They all showed nice progress over the course of the year …
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by Carrie Jackiewicz, Special Services Coordinator Every year, our School Program assesses our current students’ use of self-advocacy skills. Teachers complete rating forms for our PII students in the fall …
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